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Trading booths in small towns likely

The securities regulator is set to allow stock brokers to open trading outlets in different areas of the country to reach the capital market to the people's doorsteps.As part of the move, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has already formulated draft rules for installing trading booths in different...

A relative of Joytsna, a pregnant woman killed by her husband Saddam Hossain, a policeman, recently,

A relative of Joytsna, a pregnant woman killed by her husband Saddam Hossain, a policeman, recently, bursts into tears on Saturday while demanding justice for the killing of the housewife in Rupsha upazila under Khulna district — Focus Bangla

'90pc deprived of medical care'

Almost 90 per cent of the country's mental health patients are not getting proper healthcare services, according to the Director of National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital (NIMH) Professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder.The director says that superstitions and misleading information stop the patients and their families from taking formal...

74pc BD expats facing mental stress: Brac

An estimated 74 per cent of the Bangladeshi migrant workers are facing mental stress due to the impact of coronavirus, according to a latest Brac study.The leading development organisation conducted the study on 558 migrant workers, who returned home from their job destination countries during the pandemic.Brac shared the findings...

DLS sets up modern lab to ensure food security

The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has established a modern lab at Savar for testing quality of eggs, milk, meat and value-added animal products, officials said on Saturday. The DLS would collect samples from across the country and test the products to inform the people about the quality, they said.The...

Japan to continue to assist in BD's dev: Envoy

Japanese ambassador Ito Naoki has said Japan will continue to support Bangladesh's development as it directly leads to the overall stability of the Bay of Bengal and Indo-Pacific region.In a message marking his one year as envoy in Dhaka, he said Japan pledged to give Bangladesh the COVID-19 Crisis Response...

WHO announces record in new daily cases worldwide

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a record in new daily coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with more than 350,000 reported to the UN health agency on Friday, report agencies.The new daily high surpasses a record set earlier this week by nearly 12,000 infections.That tally includes more than 109,000 cases...

Verdicts in 3.56pc cases, only 0.37pc punished in 20 yrs

Only 3.56 per cent court verdicts were given in the cases filed against the repressions of women and children over the last 20 years. And the punishment awarded by the courts was only 0.37 per cent during the period.Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) said this while citing the...

Experts for promoting growth opportunities

FE REPORTEntrepreneurs and policy experts at a webinar on Thursday highlighted the promotion of economic strength, growth opportunities and sectoral investment prospects in Bangladesh.However, they questioned various aspects of investment regime and sector-specific issues.The speakers were addressing an international investment outreach event hosted to promote Bangladesh as the next FDI...